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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Listening on the Wire to the Sinaloa Cartel

    The Los Angeles Times is running a series on the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel, an institution ruled by fear, superstition and money. Reporter Richard Marosi is detailing how a nonstop river of cocaine runs from Colombia to Mexico to Los Angeles and then on to the rest of the country.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The Los Angeles Times is running a series on the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel, an institution ruled by fear, superstition and money. Reporter Richard Marosi is detailing how a nonstop river of cocaine runs from Colombia to Mexico to Los Angeles and then on to the rest of the country. The series is based on wiretaps made by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

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    Big Cuts Coming to Los Angeles Courts
    1. 0:00LA Coliseum under Scrutiny
    2. 7:07Budget Cuts and Access to Justice
    3. 21:40Listening on the Wire to the Sinaloa CartelYou’re reading this
    4. 27:26Debt Showdown: Playing Politics with the US Economy
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Richard Marosi

      Los Angeles Times

      News

    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Big Cuts Coming to Los Angeles Courts
    1. 0:00LA Coliseum under Scrutiny
    2. 7:07Budget Cuts and Access to Justice
    3. 21:40Listening on the Wire to the Sinaloa CartelYou’re reading this
    4. 27:26Debt Showdown: Playing Politics with the US Economy
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